Tie and rail-fastener.



W. J. KUPP.

TIE AND RAIL FASTENER. APPLIOATION IILED'JULY 27, 1911.

Patented Apr. 9, 1912.

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WILLIAM J. KUPP, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

TIE AND RAIL-FASTECNER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. KUPP, a citizen of the United States of America, re-' siding at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improve-' ments in Ties and Rail-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing. 5

This invention relates to ties and rail fasteners, and the objects of my invention are to provide an extremely light and durable cross tie at a minimum cost that can be used in lieu of the ordinary and well known type of wooden tie, and to provide a tie possessing suflicient strength and firmness to support the great weight of rolling stock.

Other objects of my invention are to provide a tie having a bearing surface which will afford a sure and ready means for the attaching of a rail chair, and to furnish the chair with a fastener that will preserve the alinement of rails.

Further objects of the invention are to obviate the necessity of using spikes and similar fastening means for retaining a rail upon a tie, and to accomplish the above results by a mechanical construction consisting of comparatively few parts, easy to install by unskilled labor, and highly eflicient for the purposes for which it is intended.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tie and rail fastener in accordance with this invention, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the rail fastener, Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view of a rail fastener as applied to a concrete tie, and Fig. .4 is a perspective view of the detachable member of the fastener.

The reference numeral 1 denotes a tie of the I-beam construction, and riveted or oth.- erwise secured, as at 2 to the upper lateral flanges 3 of the tie is a chair 4. A chair 4 is located adjacent to each end of the tie, and each chair is rectangular in plan andis adapted to support the base flanges 5 of a rail 6. The chair 4 has the outer side gitudinal opening 9 for an inner rail fastening member, comprising a bar 10 having Patented Apr. 9, 1912 Application filed July 27, 1911. Serial No. 640,860. I

a head 11 provided with an inwardly projecting overhanging flange 12 adapted to engage the inner base flange 5 of the rail 6. The chair 4 is cut away, as at 13 to provide .clearancefor the head 11, and to retain the ,bar..10.. within the opening 9, said bar is provided with a transverse opening 14. This opening is adapted to receive a tapering pin 15 driven into said opening against the outer edge of the chair 4, and to clench the small end of the pin 15 whereby said pin cannot become accidentally displaced, the outer edge of the chair 4 is beveled, as at 16 whereby the small end of the pin will ride against the edge of the chair and be bent outwardly, out of alinement with the remainder of the pin.

In Fig. 3 of the drawing, there is illus trated a slight modification of the invention, wherein the chair 4 is arranged upon a concrete tie 18. In the tie 18 there is embedded an anchor plate 17 and engaging the under side of said plate are the heads 19 of bolts 20. These bolts extend through openings 21 provided therefor in the chair 4 and said chair is retained upon the tie by nuts 22 screwed upon the upper ends of the bolts. Otherwise the chair is similar to the chair illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing.

From the foregoing it will be observed,

that I have devised a strong and durable tie that can be easily embedded in the ballast of a roadbed, the tie having a fastener that allows for expansion and contraction,

and by providing the outer end of the bar edges of the tie, said chair comprising a rec-.

tangular plate having a transversely-extending centrally disposed recess in its upper face at one end thereof, said plate further provided with a centrally disposed longitudinallyextending rectangular slot, arranged an equal distance from the upper and lower faces of said plate, said slot ter-,

lninating in said recess and opening at the other end of the plate, said recess of a length greater than the width of said slot, an enlargement provided on the upper face of said plate opposite that end provided with said recess, said enlargement disposed centrally with respect to the plate and provided with an inwardly projecting flange for engagement with the outer base flange of a rail, a head snugly fitting said recess and projecting above the upper face of the plate and frame with an inwardly projecting flange opposing the flange of said en largement, the flange of said head capable of engaging with the other side of the base of the rail, a bar integral with the lower portion at the inner side of said head and extending through and projecting from said slot, the projecting end of said bar provided with a transversely-extending opening, and

means extending through said opening and Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. O. 

